The Race for the Golden Owl

The Golden Owl Trophy is all about spending quality time with your fellow Owls to make your college experience even more memorable. This program encourages you to dive into campus life by participating in various campus-wide events, from exciting athletic games to engaging student activities. By joining forces with your friends in registered student organizations, fraternities, sororities, or Club Sports, you’ll not only boost your involvement but also strengthen your connections and create lasting memories together. 

Golden Owl Trophy

 

Guidelines

To be eligible to receive The Golden Owl Trophy, an organization must:

Sign up to participate 
Deadline to sign-up: 5:00 PM on Friday, October 11, 2024.

Points and Tracking
Groups receive points based on percentage of roster in attendance. Event attendance is tracked through RSVPs on Owl Life events and tap-ins with Talon card or Mobile Credentials at events. 

Attend the events designated for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

Get Involved

 

FALL 2024 SPRING 2025

Football Games

  • ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ vs. Louisiana (FLIGHT28 Runout) - 9/7
  • ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ vs. UT Martin (Homecoming) - 9/28
  • ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ vs. Jacksonville - 10/4 (Black Out)
  • ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ vs. Liberty - 10/23 (Gold Rush)
  • ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ vs. Sam Houston - 11/16 (Military and Veteran Appreciation/Family Weekend)
  • ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ vs. FIU - 11/23 (Senior Day)
Events
  • A Hooty Harvest - 10/15
  • Scrappy Hour - 10/17 (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ)
  • Pumpkin Launch - 10/17
  • Scrappy Hour - 10/24 (Marietta)
  • Scrappy Hour - 11/7 (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ)
  • Scrappy Hour - 11/14 (Marietta)
  • Turkey Trot - 11/9

Basketball Games

Men's Basketball:
Thursday, February 6, 2025 vs. Western Kentucky
Thursday, February 20, 2025 vs. UTEP
Saturday, February 22, 2025 vs. New Mexico State 
Women's Basketball:
Thursday, February 13, 2025 vs. Louisiana Tech
Saturday, March 1, 2025 vs. Liberty
Saturday, March 8, 2025 vs. Jacksonville State

Events

  • Scrappy Hour - February 20th (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ) 
  • Scrappy Hour - February 27th (Marietta) 
  • OwlCon or Geek Week Event - March
  • Scrappy Hour - March 13th (Marietta) 
  • Scrappy Hour - March 20th (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ) 
  • Daffodil Dash - April
  • Day of Service - 4/6/2025
  • ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ Day - April
 
Greek Life

ELIGIBILITY AND CATEGORIES

Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), Club Sports, Fraternities, and Sororities. 

  • Small (0-50)
  • Medium (51-100)
  • Large (101+)

Rewards

Each category (small, medium, and large) are eligible to win the Golden Owl Trophy with their Organization or Club Sport engraved on the trophy. 

Organization Category Winners will receive up to $500 in organizational support. This funding can be applied toward the following:

  • Tent
  • Tabling and promotional materials
  • Conference registration (up to $500)
  • Programming funding (up to $500)
  • Organization merchandise (e.g., t-shirts, promotional items)

The Division of Student Affairs will process all funding requests. To utilize the organizational support, winning organizations must remain in good standing during the Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Fall 2025 semesters.

Leaderboard

Updated leaderboard will appear here in October.